Fundraising Manager

Job Description

Job: Fundraising Manager (Education)

Organisation:Baker Dearing Educational Trust

Location: Homeworking with some travel to meetings across England. All reasonable expenses for travel will be reimbursed.

Salary: 225 per day on a consultancy agreement or actual pro rata salary 23500 (full-time equivalent 45000) on a fixed term employment contract.

Contract type: Part-time 3 days a week term time only plus 3 weeks. We are open to engaging the successful candidate on either a consultancy agreement operating outside IR35 or a fixed-term employment contract.

Contract length: Fixed until 31^st August 2027. Opportunity to extend should follow on support prove successful.

Start date: Flexible ideally from the start of October 2026

Reporting to: Chief Adviser

Aston Education is proud to be working with Baker Dearing Educational Trust looking for a dynamic Fundraising Manager.

This is an exceptional opportunity to lead the development and delivery of the charitys fundraising activity securing the philanthropic support needed to strengthen their work expand their programmes and create more opportunities for young people.

Baker Dearing Educational Trust

Baker Dearing is the charity that established and continues to support the national network of 44 employer-led technical schools known as University Technical Colleges (UTCs). UTCs are delivering on their original mission of providing young people with an employer-guided blended academic and technical education that equips them with the skills experiences and opportunities needed to succeed in future careers.

Building on this strong track record Baker Dearing has launched an ambitious growth strategy to extend its impact while continuing to provide high-quality support to UTCs across England.

The job responsibilities include:

Working closely with the Baker Dearing senior team and trustees the Fundraising Manager will build strong relationships with trusts foundations corporate partners and donors and help demonstrate the transformative impact of investment in employer-led technical education.

The role combines strategic planning with hands-on fundraising managing the full donor lifecycle from prospect identification and research through to proposal development relationship management stewardship reporting and impact communications.

You will use evidence data and impact stories to produce persuasive funding proposals and high-quality reports that build confidence and encourage continued investment.

Qualifications experience and skills required:

• Educated to degree level
• Professional fundraising qualification is desirable
• Proven experience of securing income from charitable trusts and foundations
• Experience of researching funding opportunities and developing successful funding applications
• Experience of producing high-quality written reports proposals and presentations
• Experience of managing multiple funding applications and reporting deadlines
• Experience of developing and maintaining long-term relationships with funders
• Experience of monitoring fundraising performance and maintaining donor records
• Experience working in the education skills or technical/vocational training sector is desirable
• Knowledge of impact reporting frameworks is desirable
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• High level of English language proficiency

Closing date: 19^th August 2026 at 10am

First Interview: w/c 24^th August 2026

Please contact Tarja Aila at Aston Education to find out more and to apply for this Fundraising Manager job.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.